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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 383 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the Marines and Sailors killed 

or wounded in the recent attack at the Navy Operational Support Center 

and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career Center 

in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 27, 2015 

Mr. FLEISCHMANN (for himself, Mrs. BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. COOPER, 

Mr. COHEN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. FINCHER, 

Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 

GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. WHITFIELD, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. WALKER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 

ROONEY of Florida, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DENT, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. HARDY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. COLLINS of New 

York, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. HARPER, Mr. WEBER of 

Texas, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 

DONOVAN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GOHMERT, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 

WALBERG, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, 

Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HUIZENGA of 

Michigan, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 

MCCAUL, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regardVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:37 Jul 27, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR383.IH HR383

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ing the appropriate award of the Purple Heart to the 

Marines and Sailors killed or wounded in the recent 

attack at the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed Forces Career 

Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

Whereas, on July 16, 2015, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez 

launched a heavily armed attack against members of the 

Armed Forces serving at the Navy Operational Support 

Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the Armed 

Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee; 

Whereas Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, Staff Sgt. David 

Wyatt, Sgt. Carson A. Holmquist, Lance Cpl. Squire 

Wells, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Smith were 

killed in the attack upon the Navy Operational Support 

Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center; 

Whereas Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, the perpetrator of 

the attack, was inspired and motivated by the teachings 

and actions of known members of foreign terrorist organizations recognized by the Department of State; and 

Whereas section 1129a of title 10, United States Code, as 

added by section 571 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 

‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3387), 

recognized circumstances under which a member of the 

Armed Forces on active duty who is killed or wounded in 

an attack by a foreign terrorist organization, or an individual or entity in communication with a foreign terrorist 

organization, is eligible for the award of the Purple 

Heart: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 


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1 (1) the July 16, 2015, attack upon members of 

2 the Armed Forces at the Navy Operational Support 

3 Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and the 

4 Armed Forces Career Center in Chattanooga, Ten5 nessee, clearly meets the criteria established by sec6 tion 1129a of title 10, United States Code, for the 

7 award of the Purple Heart to members of the Armed 

8 Forces killed or wounded in the attack; and 

9 (2) the Secretary of the Navy should award the 

10 Purple Heart under such section to the members of 

11 the Marine Corps and Navy who were killed or 

12 wounded in the attack. 

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